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C. P. ALLIS.

FIRBVKINDLER ATTACHMENT FOR STOVES AND GRATES. No. 287,402. Patented Oct. 30, 1883.

l l l l l l i 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. ALLIS, or ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA. Y-

FIRE-.KlNDLER ATTACHMENT FoR sTovEs AND oRATEs.

SPEJIICATIONA forming' part Of Lette1S`Pate11t N0. 287,402, dated October 30, 1883.

4 Application filed November 6, 1882. (No model.) v

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. ALLIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new, useful, and Improved Fire-KindlerAttachment forStoves,

' Grates, Sie.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine. v

This invention relates to attachments for grates, stoves, &c., by which coals therein can be lighted by a gas-llame without the use of fire-kindlers.

The object of the invention is to enable a lire of coal-hard or soft-to be started through the means of an appliance connected with the grate or stove, and thus dispense with the use of kindling-wood, and so not only avoid the trouble of procuring the kindling, but also the y horizontal partperforated in such amanner as to give a series of jets along its length, and this is so placed as to lie along the front of the bottom of the grate. I also connect this T with the supply-pipe by a cock-joint. by which means the T can be turned down away from the grate when not in use for starting the fire,-

and when so turned down the gas is shut off, and when turned up for use the gas is turned on ready for use. The forms of stove or liregrates or fire-places are so various that I cannot here show all the changes in construction and adjustment of the fixture which will be required; but they will all be on the same general plan, and what I do show is sufficient to enable a mechanic to construct and apply one to any form of stove.

I am aware that it is common to apply gasburners to stoves and lire-places for the purpose of burning gas for fuel therein, and that changes will be simple details of construction,

hydrocarbon-burners consisting of `gas-pipe 5o perforated and in the form of a T, and that cock-joints,[have been used; but none of these in any sense anticipate my invention, nor do they form any part thereof.

My device is shown in the accompanying drawings as follows:

Figure l shows my device as applied toa grate in a nre-place. Fig. 2 shows it applied toa cooking-stove.

A represents' the grate or fire-box; B, the 6o supply pipe or connection with the house gaspipes; C, the cock-joint, and D the burner. In each figure the burner is shown in position for starting the re, and its position when not c in use is shown by dotted lines. 65

The construction will be easily understood from the drawings and the general description given above, and need not be gone into here in detail. f

The operation of the device is as follows: 7o The grate having been cleaned of the remains of the former lire and filled with fresh coals, the T-burner is turned up into place below the grate, and the gas is thereby turned on, and

as soon as lighted will burn against the coals 7 5 andsoon set them burning. IAs soon as the lire is well kindled the T-burneris turned down and the gas thus shut off and the burner is out of the Way.

Of course the gas may be shut off by means other than a cock-joint; but I intend using some means of turning the burner away from the re, so that the jetholes will' not get filled with ashes or otherwise clogged. Such and can be made by any one to suit their convenience.

I am aware that removable gas-burners have been placed beneath grates forthe purpose of igniting therein, but am not aware that burners having a drop-joint, so that the perforations can be removed from beneath the grate without disturbing the connections, have ever been used. Therefore l. The combination of a grate, av gas-supply pipe, and a burner attached, to said gaspipe by a swing-joint, substantially as described, so that the burner may be swung out In testimony whereof I affix my'signature in of the way, for the purpose set forth. presence of two Witnesses.

2. The combination of a grate, a gas-sup ply pipe, and a burner attached to said pipe @HARLES F' ALLIS 5 by a cock-joint7 substantially as described, so Vit-nesses:

that the burner may be .swung out of the way, JNO. K. HALLOCK, for the purpose set forth. RoBT. H. PORTER. 

